Where does “漫画” come from?
漫画 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.
漫画 (Japanese): a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
Definitions
- a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
Ancestry of “漫画”, step by step
漫画 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 画
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 画 | picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 畫 | drawing |
via Japanese 漫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 漫 | as one pleases; spreading; random, uncontrolled |
via Middle Chinese 漫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 漫 | free, unrestrained |